IIT JAM Exam Details

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IIT JAM Exam Details
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About IIT JAM Exam

• IIT JAM is Joint Admission test for MSc. It is an
  entrance test to get admitted in IITs, NITs, or
  IISc to pursue M.Sc (Four Semesters), Joint
  M.Sc.-Ph.D, M.Sc.-M.Tech., M.Sc.-Ph.D Dual Degree
  other courses.
• IIT JAM exam is conducted in seven subjects
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Biological Science
• Biotechnology
• Mathematical Statistics
• Geology
• Before taking admission, candidates must satisfy
  the eligibility criteria to appear in the IIT JAM
  examination.

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IIT JAM Exam Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must satisfy the below eligibility
  criteria to apply for IIT JAM Exam
• You must have a Bachelors degree from any stream
  from any recognized university.
• Both Indian Foreign candidates are eligible.
• There is no age limit for IIT-JAM exam.
• Candidates appearing for their final year exams
  are also eligible.
• Candidates must have minimum of 55 marks for
  General OBC and 50 marks for SC, ST
  categories.
• At the time of admission, all admitted candidates
  will have to submit a physical fitness
  certificate from a registered medical
  practitioner in the prescribed form.
• At the time of admission, the admitted candidates
  may also have to undergo a physical fitness test
  by a medical board constituted by the Admitting
  Institute. In case a candidate is not found
  physically fit to pursue his/her chosen course of
  study, his/her admission is liable to be
  cancelled.

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IIT JAM Exam Pattern

• Below is the exam pattern for JAM Examination
• Exam will be organized through online mode.
• Exam will be in English language only.
• There are total of 60 questions of 100 marks.
• Duration will be of 3 hours.
• The exam is divided into three sections
• Section A- 30 MCQs of 50 marks Out of a total of
  30 questions, 10 questions are of one mark each
  and 20 questions are of two marks each. There is
  negative marking of 1/3 mark for each question
  answered incorrectly out of the one mark question
  and 2/3 marks are deducted for each incorrect
  question which is of two marks each. There is no
  negative marking for any question left
  unanswered.
• Section B- 10 MSQs of 20 marks Each correct
  answer in this section is awarded two marks.
  There is no negative marking in this section.
• Section C- 20 NAT of 30 marks  Out of the total
  20 questions, first 10 questions are of one mark
  each and other 10 questions are of two marks
  each. There is no negative marking in this
  section as well.

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IIT JAM Application Form
Filling IIT JAM Online Application form is the
initial phase to enter the admission procedure of
IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology) and IISc
(Indian Institute of Science). To appear for
the IIT JAM Exam 2018, aspirants need to complete
the initial formalities of applying for the exam.
The mode of applying and submitting your
educational, age and other requisite details
is ONLINE. The process for IIT JAM Application
Form includes five steps Step- Know the
Important Data Needed While Applying Step-2 Regis
ter Online Step-3 Fill Details in the
Application Form Step-4 Upload Scanned
Images Step-5 Fee Payment Step-6 Print
Application Form  Checkout the detailed
step-by-step process for IIT JAM Online
Application Form.
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IIT JAM Participating Institutes

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• There are 31 institutes participating in IIT JAM
  exam which includes 13 IITs, 1 IISc, 15 NITs and
  2 CFTIs.
• Below is the list of all the participating
  institutes in IIT JAM examination
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• IIT Bombay
• IIT Bhubaneswar
• IIT Delhi
• IIT Gandhinagar
• IIT Guwahati
• IIT Hyderabad
• IIT Indore
• IIT Jodhpur
• IIT Kanpur
• IIT Kharagpur
• IIT Madras
• IIT Patna
• IIT Roorkee

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IIT JAM Participating Institutes

• IIT Ropar
• NIT AGARTALA
• MNNIT ALLAHABAD
• NIT ARUNACHAL PRADESH
• NIT CALICUT
• NIT DURGAPUR
• MNIT JAIPUR
• NIT JALANDHAR
• NIT JAMSHEDPUR
• NIT MANIPUR
• NIT NAGALANDV
• NIT NAGPUR
• NIT ROURKELA
• NIT SILCHAR
• NIT SRINAGAR, JK
• NIT WARANGAL
• SLIET PUNJAB

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Important Dates regarding IIT JAM Exam

• The aspirants who are preparing for IIT JAM
  Exam can approach for the exams better handily if
  the important dates are well defined. In fact the
  time table and schedule must be clearly defined
  and in place so that one can clearly chalk out
  the preparation journey and make deadlines
  achieved.
• Some important dates regarding IIT JAM exam 2018
• Online Registration will begin from
   September 2017
• Last date for fee payment October 2017
• Exam Date Third Week of February 2018
• Answer Keys Release  March 2018
• Result Announcement  March 2018
• Get all the important dates regarding IIT JAM
  examination from here JAM Exam Important Dates.

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IIT JAM Cut-Off 2017
Test Paper(s) Qualifying Marks Qualifying Marks Qualifying Marks
Test Paper(s) GEN OBC (NCL) SC/ST/PwD
Mathematics (MA) 19.51 17.56 9.76
Chemistry(CY) 23.25 21.01 11.68
Physics(PH) 14.79 13.31 7.39
Biotechnology (BT) 26.67 24.00 13.34
Biological Science(BL) 33.99 30.59 17
Mathematical statistics(MS) 19.04 17.14 9.52
Geology(GG) 33.29 29.96 16.64
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IIT JAM Cut-Off 2016
Test Paper(s) Qualifying Marks Qualifying Marks Qualifying Marks
Test Paper(s) GEN OBC (NCL) SC/ST/PwD
Mathematics (MA) 12.5 11.25 6.25
Chemistry(CY) 26 23.5 13
Physics(PH) 13 11.5 6.5
Biotechnology (BT) 35 31.5 17.5
Biological Science(BL) 32 28.8 16
Mathematical statistics(MS) 5 4.5 2.5
Geology(GG) 40 36 20
Subject General category OBC category SC / ST category
Biological Sciences 32 28.8 16
Biotechnology 35 31.5 17.5
Chemistry 26 23.5 13
Geology 40 36 20
Mathematics 12.5 11.25 6.25
Mathematical Statistics 5 4.5 2.5
Physics 13 11.5 6.5
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